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Data Protection Authority Directory [1998] PLBIRp 12; (1998) 44 Privacy Laws and Business International Report 19

Directory of Privacy and Data Protection Authorities

THIS DIRECTORY was updated in May 1998. Please inform the Privacy Laws & Business office of any amendments.

AUSTRALIA

Ms Moira Scollay

Privacy Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, GPO Box 5218,

Sydney NSW 1024

Tel: +61 2 9284 9665

Fax: +61 2 9284 9666

e-mail: privacy@hreoc.gov.au Internet: www.hreoc.gov.au/ hreoc/privacy/privacy.htm

AUSTRIA

Dr H Gamerith

President,

Bü ro der Datenschutzkommission und des Datenschutzrates Bundeskanzleramt,

Ballhausplatz 1,

1014 Vienna

Tel: +43 1 531 15 2528

Fax: +43 1 531 15 2690

BELGIUM

Mr Paul Thomas

Pré sident,

Commission Consultative de la Protection de la Vie Privé e, Boulevard de Waterloo 115

(postal address),

Rue de la Regence 61

(office address), Brussels 1000

Tel: +32 2 542 7200

Fax: +32 2 542 7212

E-mail privacy@infoboard.be

Internet: www.privacy.fgov.be

CANADA

Mr Bruce Phillips

Federal Privacy Commissioner Tower B, 3rd Floor, 112 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3

Tel: +1 613 995 2410

Fax: +1 613 947 6850

Internet: www.infoweb.magi.com/

~privcan/

DENMARK

Mr Henrik Waaben Director, Registertilsynet,

Christians Brygge 28 4 sal,

1559 Copenhagen V

Tel: +45 33 14 38 44

Fax: +45 33 13 38 43

e-mail: sekretariatet@registertilsynet.dk

Internet: www.registertilsynet.dk

FINLAND

Mr Reijo Aarnio

Data Protection Ombudsman, Albertinkatu 25,

3.kerros, PL 315

00181 Helsinki

Tel: + 358 9 18251

Fax: + 358 9 182 57835

e-mail: reijo.aarnio@om.vn.fi

Internet: www.tietosuoja.fi

FRANCE

Mr Jacques Fauvet

Pré sident,

Commission Nationale de

L'Informatique et des Liberté s,

21 Rue Saint-Guillaume, Paris Cedex 75340

Tel: +33 1 53 73 2222

Fax: + 33 1 53 73 2200

Minitel: 36-15 code CNIL

E-mail: CNIL@world-net.sct.fr

Internet: www.cnil.fr

GERMANY

Dr Joachim Jacob

Der Bundesbeauftragte fü r den Datenschutz, Postfach 200112,

53131 Bonn

Tel: +49 228 819 95 10

Fax: +49 228 819 95 50

e-mail: poststelle@bfd.bund400.de

GREECE

Mr Konstantinos Dafermos Data Protection Commissioner, Greek Data Authority,

Ministry of Justice,

96 Mesogion Avenue,

115 27 Athens

Tel: +30 1 779 5805

Fax: +30 1 779 5805

GUERNSEY

Dr Peter Harris

The Data Protection Officer, Information Services Department, Sir Charles Frossard House,

PO BOX 43, La Charroterie, St Peter Port G71 1FH

Tel: +44 (0)1481 717007

Fax: +44 (0)1481 712520

e-mail: p.r.harris@scfh1.guernsey.gov.uk

HONG KONG

Mr Stephen Lau

Privacy Commissioner,

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCO),

Unit 2001, 20/F, Office Tower, Convention Plaza,

1 Harbour Road, Wanchai

Tel: +852 2 827 2827

Fax: +852 2 877 7026

e-mail: pco@pco.org.hk

Internet: www.pco.org.hk

HUNGARY

Dr. Lá szló Majté nyi Parliamentary Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information,

Tü kö ry u. 3,

H-1054 Budapest

Tel: +36 1 269 3537

Fax: +36 1 269 3529

ICELAND

Mr Thorgeir Orlygsson

Chairman,

Icelandic Data Protection Commission, Arniarhvoll,

150 Reykjavik

Tel: +354 560 9010

Fax: +354 552 7340

e-mail: afgreidsla@dkm.stjr.is

IRELAND

Mr Fergus Glavey

Data Protection Commissioner, Block 4, Irish Life Centre, Talbot Street,

Dublin 1

Tel: +353 1 874 8544

Fax: +353 1 874 5405

e-mail: fergus_glavey@dataprivacy.irlgov.ie

ISLE OF MAN

Mrs Lynn Keig

Data Protection Registrar,

(Postal Address) P O Box 69,

Douglas IM99 1EQ

(Address for Personal Callers) ODPR,

Willow House, Main Road, Onchan IM3 4PR

Tel: +44 (0)1624 661030

Fax: +44 (0)1624 661088 e-mail: odpr@odpr.org Internet: www.odpr.org

ISRAEL

Ms Sarah Barsela Registrar of Data Bases, Ministry of Justice, Hillel Street 6,

P O Box 2808, Jerusalem 91027

Tel: +972 2 6255 650

Fax: +972 2 6222 780

ITALY

Professor Stefano Rodotà

Data Protection Commissioner, Data Protection Authority, Largo del Teatro Valle 6,

00186 Rome

Tel: +39 6 681 861

Fax: +39 6 681 8650

Internet: www.privacy.it

(This is not their web-site, but it includes information about the authority)

JAPAN

Mr Youichi Yasunak

Chief of Section,

Government Information Systems, Planning Division Administrative Management Bureau,

Management and

Co-ordination Agency,

3-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo Tel: +81 3 3581 0712

Fax: +81 3 3580 0760

e-mail: yyasunaka@somucho.go.jp

JERSEY

Mr Michael Smith

Data Protection Registry, States Greffe,

Westway Chambers, Don Street,

St Helier JE2 4TR

Tel: +44 (0)1534 502325/340

Fax: +44 (0)1534 502390

e-mail: stgreffe@itl.net

LUXEMBOURG

Mr René Faber

Data Protection Commission, Ministè re de la Justice,

16 Boulevard Royal, Luxembourg L 2934

Tel: +352 478 4546

Fax: +352 22 7661

THE NETHERLANDS Mr Peter Hustinx President, Registratiekamer,

Prins Clauslaan 20, Den Haag 2595 AJ Tel: +3 70 381 1300

Fax: +31 70 381 1301

e-mail: mail@registratiekamer.nl

NEW ZEALAND

Mr Bruce Slane

Privacy Commissioner, P O Box 466,

Auckland

Tel: +64 9 302 2160

Fax: +64 9 302 2305

Internet: www.knowledge-basket.co.nz/

privacy/welcome.html

NORWAY

Mr Georg Apenes

Director General, Datatilsynet, Postboks 8177, Dep 0034, Oslo 1

Tel: +47 22 42 19 10

Fax: +47 22 42 23 50

e-mail: postkasse@datatilsynet.no

Internet: www.datatilsynet.no

PORTUGAL

Mr A Victor Coelho

President,

Comissã o Nacional de Protecçã o de

Dados Pessoais Informatizados,

3rd Floor,

Rua de Sã o Bento 148,

1200 Lisboa

Tel: +351 1 392 8400

Fax: +351 1 397 6832

e-mail: cnpdpi@mail.telepac.pt

Internet: www.cnpdpi.pt SLOVAK REPUBLIC Mr Peter Lieskovski

Statistical Office of Slovakia, Department of Informatics, Dú bravská 3,

842 21 Bratislava

Tel: +42 17 37 09 317

Fax: +42 17 37 09 279

SPAIN

Mr Juan Manuel Ferná ndez Lopé z

Director General,

Agencia de Proteccion de Datos, Paseo de la Castellana 41, 5, Madrid 28046

Tel: +34 1 308 4017

Fax: +34 1 308 4692

e-mail: consultas@ag-protecciondatos.es

Internet: www.ag-protecciondatos.es

SWEDEN

Ms Anitha Bondestam Director General, Datainspektionen,

Box 8114,

104 20 Stockholm

Tel: +46 8 657 6100

Fax: +46 8 652 8652

e-mail: Datainspektionen@din.se

Internet: www.din.se/index.html

SWITZERLAND

Mr Odilo von Guntern

Data Protection Commissioner, Ministry of Justice, Monbijoustrasse 5,

3003 Berne

(Postal Address) Eidgenö ssischer,

Datenschutzbeauftragter, CH-3003 Berne,

Webergutstrasse 5 3052 Zollikofen

Tel: +41 31 322 43 95

Fax: +41 31 325 99 96

Internet: www.eunet.ch:80/edsb/

TAIWAN

Mr Lo Chien Hsin

Prosecutor,

Bureau of Legal Affairs, The Ministry of Justice,

130, Sec 1, Chung Ching

South Road,

Taipei 100, R.O.C. 100

Tel: +886 2 381 3939

Fax: +886 2 311 4900

UNITED KINGDOM

Mrs Elizabeth France Data Protection Registrar, Wycliffe House,

Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

Tel: +44 (0)1625 545 700

Fax: +44 (0)1625 524 510

E-mail: data@wycliffe.demon.co.uk Internet: www.open.gov.uk/ dpr/dprhome.htm

SOME NON-NATIONAL DATA

PROTECTION AUTHORITIES

AUSTRALIA

Ms Maureen Tangney Acting Executive Member, The Privacy Committee, Level 8,

Goodsell Building,

8-12 Chifley Square,

Sydney, New South Wales 2000

Tel: +61 2 9228 8199

Fax: +61 2 9228 8187

e-mail: Angela_La_Greca@

agd.nsw.gov.au

CANADA

Dr David Flaherty Information & Privacy Commissioner, BC,

Information & Privacy Commission, Fourth Floor,

1675 Douglas Street, Victoria,

British Columbia V8V 1X4

Tel: +1 250 387 5629

Fax: +1 250 387 1696

E-mail: david.flaherty@gems8.gov.bc.ca

Internet: http://www.oipcbc.org.gov

Dr. Ann Cavoukian Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario,

80 Bloor Street West, Suite 1700, Toronto,

Ontario M5S 2VI

Tel: +1 416 326 3333

Fax: +1 416 325 9195

Internet: www.ipc.on.ca

Mr Paul-André Comeau

Pré sident,

Commission d'Accè s à

l'Information de Qué bec,

888 Rue Saint-Jean, Bur. 420, Qué bec, (Qué bec) G1R 5PJ Tel: +1 418 529 7741

Fax: +1 418 529 3102

Mr Robert C Clark Information and Privacy Commissioner,

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner,

# 410, 9925-109 Street, Edmonton,

Alberta TK5 2JS

Tel: +1 403 422 6860

Fax: +1 403 422 5682

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Mr Ulf Brü hann,

Head of Unit, Directorate-General 15,

200 Rue de la Loi, Brussels B-1049

Belgium

Tel: +32 2 295 1612

Fax: +32 2 296 8010

e-mail: ulf.brü ehann@dg15.cec.be COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Mr George Papapavlou Directorate-General 13-B, Bâ timent Jean Monnet, Plateau de Kirchberg,

2920 Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Tel: +352 4301 4318

Fax: +352 4301 2847

e-mail: george.papapavlou@

lux.dg13.cec.be

COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Mr Spiros Tsovilis

Data Protection Section, Public Law Division, Directorate of Legal Affairs, Secretariat General,

67075 Strasbourg-Cedex, France

Tel: +33 388 41 2551

Fax: +33 388 41 2764

e-mail: spyros.tsovilis@daj.coe.fr

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Mr John Dryden

Head of ICCP Division,

2 rue André -Pascal,

75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

Tel: +33 1 452 49 268

Fax: +33 1 452 49 332

e-mail: john.dryden@oecd.org

OTHER

USA

Ms Barbara Wellbery

Chief Counsel

National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce,

Room 4713,

14th & Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230

Tel: +1 202 4821816

Fax: +1 202 501 8013

e-mail: privacy@ntia.doc.gov